First Middle England, now Rowling’s novel upsets Sikhs as well. (spokesman, speech)

[JD59]

The Casual Vacancy is facing protests in India over its portrayal of a Sikh girl as “mustachioed yet large-mammaried”.

Sikh leaders said they were investigating complaints about the “provocative” language and would demand a nationwide ban on the book if Rowling was deemed to have insulted the faith.

First Middle England, now Rowling’s novel upsets Sikhs as well - Telegraph

[KUchief25]

Well now we can't upset anybody anymore. Best to just stop writing books so as not to offend anyone.

[A Common Anomaly]

From the link:

A spokesman for the group added that its leaders would read the book carefully. “If deemed derogatory to the Sikh faith, we will demand a ban on it. We will make sure it doesn’t sell in India,” he said.

“Reputed authors like JK Rowling need to show respect to all faiths and communities as they are read by millions of people. Sikh believers, including women, are refrained from shaving and trimming their hair. This is a part of our faith and anyone making offensive remarks about it is directly hurting the sentiments of Sikh community.”

This oddly sounds like the patriarchal Catholic Church.

In addition, it reeks of hypocrisy. While I agree that people should show tolerance (not respect) to all "faiths and communities", what about my American community who values the First Amendment? By banning freedom of speech, you are in essence taking a very offensive stance in of itself, and creating a hostile environment where tolerance of freedom of expression is not accepted.

What a wonderful conundrum that we just weaved.

[Darkatt]

hmmm...Sikh's are not allowed to shave, and noting a female Sikh with a mustache, is Derogatory?

She needs to stand up and tell them to "Shut up and If you don't want to read the damned book, then don't read it.".

[Wynternight]

Originally Posted by Darkatt

hmmm...Sikh's are not allowed to shave, and noting a female Sikh with a mustache, is Derogatory?

She needs to stand up and tell them to "Shut up and If you don't want to read the damned book, then don't read it.".

That includes female Sikhs.

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